Services and crisis: stop shooting the ambulance !

Faridah Djellal (1) , Faïz Gallouj (1)

1 CLERSÉ - Centre Lillois d’Études et de Recherches Sociologiques et Économiques - UMR 8019

Paradoxically, despite the extent of their contribution to wealth and employment, services are regularly blamed (in both political discourses and certain theoretical works) to be directly or indirectly responsible for the economic crisis. This short note aims at refuting such a paradox, arguing that the service economy is an economy of knowledge, skills and innovation.

Mots clés: services; innovation; crisis

Domaines: Economies et finances; Gestion et management

Faridah Djellal, Faïz Gallouj. Services and crisis: stop shooting the ambulance ! . Journal of Innovation Management, 2015, 3 (1), pp.5-8. ⟨halshs-01247649⟩